Freedom found via sacrifice, forgiveness

Jan. 18, 2013

Jack Bramall-Heck

What is freedom? Freedom is an eagle flying through the clear blue sky. Freedom is a teenager driving in a car for the first time. But when I think of freedom, I think of sacrifice, forgiveness and hope. The first name that pops into my mind when I hear those words is Gandhi. In the following paragraphs, you will see why.

Sacrifice is one of the most important traits of freedom, and Gandhi showed this attribute many times. He would use fasting (starving himself) as a technique to rally a cause that might not even work. He still tried it, though, and it paid off. He gave up many modern necessities to find the absolute meaning of truth. He still showed he could survive without them, using old skills that have been forgotten.

When his cause seemed futile, Gandhi still showed hope and stood strong. He had people rallying with his cause, but it was still nothing compared to the force they were reckoning with. Gandhi still believed; and with that small seed of hope, he planted it, and it grew and grew and grew, and he eventually succeeded. He couldnít have done it without hope.

Forgiveness is a quality that not a lot of people think of as representing freedom. Gandhi forgave everyone who had wronged in their life. He never held a grudge, which was an important key to his success. He was a person who stood for what he believed in and didnít back away from any situation.

Gandhi was an example of freedom for many people. Even Martin Luther King Jr. used Gandhiís method of nonviolent protesting. Gandhi was obviously an excellent choice for face of freedom, and now I bet you know why.